Second Generation Manchester Choral Society is an auditioned youth choir whose members
represent six Manchester area middle and elementary schools. Established in the spring
of 2012, through a collaboration between Manchester Choral Society (MCS) and
Manchester Community Music School ( MCMS), 2G MCS provides a unique opportunity for
exceptional young singers to perform a variety of choral works. Both MCS and MCMS are
committed to educational outreach and to providing young students with experiences
that promote a love of music. Directed by Krystal Morin, and accompanied by Elizabeth
Blood, the choir meets at MCMS weekly.

Dan Perkins, Artistic Director

Dr. Perkins is in his twentieth year at Plymouth State University, where he is
professor of music and director of choral activities. In 2007, he was honored with the
first Stevens-Bristow Distinguished Professorship. Dr. Perkins is also music director
of the New Hampshire Master Chorale, and has served as the principal guest conductor
of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet in Hanoi, guest conductor of the Dartmouth
Concertato Singers, Dartmouth Handel Society, and as the music director of the Hanover
Chamber Orchestra, and New Hampshire Friendship Chorus. Perkins’ choirs have performed
and studied in Canada, England, Peru, Vietnam, South Africa, the American southwest,
Italy, Poland, Hungary, Slovak Republic, Austria, South Korea, Brazil, Croatia,
Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, and throughout New
England.

Perkins is a co-founder, with Dr. Trish Lindberg, of the award-winning Educational
Theatre Collaborative, and pianist for Trio Veritas. He holds DMA and MM degrees from
the University of Southern California, and a BMu from Brigham Young University. He
continued his studies as a Fulbright Scholar in Finland.

Krystal Morin, Music Director

Krystal Morin is a recent graduate from Plymouth State University with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Music Education. During her time at PSU, her primary focus was voice,
which she studied with Amanda Munton, with secondary emphasis on piano, which she studied
with Dr. Carleen Graff. She was the recipient of the PSU Choral Fellowship with Dr. Dan Perkins,
director of choral activities, from 2009-11. Krystal is in her first year of teaching music at
ConVal High School in Peterborough, NH. She is the current music director of Second Generation
Manchester Choral Society (2GMCS) and on the faculty at the Manchester Community Music School
teaching private voice and piano. She currently sings in the Manchester Choral Society and the
New Hampshire Master Chorale. Krystal is from Milford, NH.

Elizabeth Blood, Accompanist

Elizabeth Blood, Education Coordinator and Piano Faculty at Manchester Community Music
School, holds a B.M. Degree from Northwestern University, where she was a recipient of
the Helen L. Teich scholarship, as well as two M.M. Degrees from Florida State
University in Accompanying/Chamber Music and Opera Coaching. Ms. Blood currently
serves as a Staff Accompanist/Lecturer at the University of New Hampshire and has
served on the faculties of Shorter College (Rome, GA), Plymouth State University and
Keene State College. Ms. Blood has also served as a collaborative pianist for the
Opera in the Ozarks (AK), the Barga Institute (Italy) and the American Institute of
Musical Studies (Graz, Austria). An active freelance musician, she has served as
accompanist for the Granite State Opera, New Hampshire Opera Theatre, the National
Association of Teachers of Singing and the Mobile Opera Competition. Recent
performances in the Greater Boston area include collaborations with Opera Providence,
Boston Midsummer Opera, New England Light Opera and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. An
active church musician, she is currently the Music Director at Christ the King
Lutheran Church (Nashua, NH), and has served churches in FL, GA and IL. She also sings
in the Manchester Choral Society and serves as the Accompanist for the NH All-State
Women’s Chorus as well as other NHMEA festival ensembles.